Big Fight Tonight Sharkey Faces Fitzsimmons in San Francisco
Sporting men gauge the San Francisco bout between Tom Sharkey and Bob Fitzsimmons. Both in peak form, they prepare at St George's Club for an American championship clash. Fitzsimmons weighs 172 pounds, Sharkey about 180, with experts divided on the outcome and betting at even money or better for Fitzsimmons in several rounds.
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San Francisco
Tom Sharkey
Bob Fitzsimmons
St. George’s Club
Fitzsimmons
Fitz
Corbett
Sharkey
Howie Hodgkins
Joe Walcott
Alec Greggains
Nick Burley
Joe Choynski
Ed Binney
New England
John E. Sheehan
Peter Maher
Billy Smith
Tom Murray
Billy Hurd
Manchester
N. H
James A. Boutelle
Providence
R. I
James Moore
New Bedford
Fitz-Sharkey
Thomas F. Ryan
Lawrence
Frank Kaveney
William Daly, Jr
Boston
Billy Hogarty
W. N. Crowley
Hartford
Conn
Dr. Pritchard
Joe Lannon
Tug of War Duel Set Between Independent Four and Maidens
The Independent Four of Somerville faces the Maidens in a December 22 tug-of-war match for a $1000 purse. Each team weighs 725 pounds. Competing Malden lineup includes John J. Halpin anchor Timothy J. O'Brien Timothy J. Kallaly and Michael J. Harrington. Independent Four lists Timothy J. Coffee anchor Irven Hess Patrick J. Clemens and Patrick Gratton.
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Somerville
Malden
John J. Halpin
Timothy J. O’brien
Timothy J. Kallaly
Michael J. Harrington
Timothy J. Coffee
Irven Hess
Patrick J. Clemens
Patrick Gratton
St. Louis Kid Defeats Coffee in Pool Tourney at Murray & Irwin
In the professional pool event at Murray and Irwin's the St. Louis Kid defeated Coffee 100 to 69. Tonight Hood and Fish meet. At Hayward billiard room the championship match saw James Ryan beat Joe Russell 310 to 201 with Ike Weir as scorer and John Coughlin as referee. Both winners play again tonight.
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Murray & Irwin
St. Louis
Bowling in Brockton Park Theatre Scores Noted
Brockton report lists parks and bowling scores for Park Theatre Campello Holbrook Brockton Keswick Rockland and Mee. Scores 2644 2464 2392 2263 266 2232. brief notice of local bowling results and venue identifiers.
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Brockton
Park Theatre
Campello
Holbrook
Keswick
Rockland
Mee
Suffolk Suburban League Opens With Strong Scores
On the Hub alleys the Suffolk Suburban League opened with two games. Alter Egos posted the night's high 2102 total to beat Berkeley Cycle Club by 275 pins. Dorchester Wheelmen led Everett Wheelmen on two strings and won by 100 pins. The scores follow.
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Suffolk Suburban League
Berkeley Cycle Club
Dorchester
Everett Wheelmen
City League games stay tight with close wins
In the City League last night Carruth defeated South Boston by five pins and Rexford beat Columbia by three pins in two close bowling matches.
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Carruth
South Boston
Rexford
Columbia
Mercantile League Games Highlight Batchelder-Lincoln Win
Two Mercantile League games on Casino alleys ended with Batchelder-Lincoln Company defeating Brown Durrell by 21 pins while Dennison Manufacturing beat Boston Dry Goods Company in a miscible, poor showing.
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Mercantile League
Batchelder-Lincoln Company
Brown, Durrell & Co
Dennison Manufacturing
Boston Dry Goods Company
Batchelder & Lincoln
Brier
Keating Ee
Driscoll Ruaasaminiveyheee Prok
Hall Ee
Hawes
Wee NT
Bowler
Eee Eee Ewe Eee
Tiffen Marceyes Ee
Hearn See
Bowling Duel Ends In Sewer Department Match
The central office of the sewer department faced the Stony Brook division in a bowling contest and the results concluded with a clear winner.
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Sewer Department
Stony Brook
Bicycle notes on winter ice polo league plans and racing news
Boston cyclists discuss forming an ice polo league for outdoor winter play with clubs around Boston, plus notes on Eddie McDuffee and other riders in Europe and America. The piece covers races, gear, new chains, shields, and 1897 bicycle models and events.
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W. B. Chipman
Park Square Station
Tiger Roadsters
Chipman
Boston
Paul Boyton Company
Huntington Avenue
Eddie McDuffee
Malden
Europe
Butler Boys
New York
Ed Plummer
McDuffee
America
Barden
Butler
Tom
Jaap Eden
Poolford
Frisco
Colonel Pope
Billy Martin
Australia
Adelaide
Tire Association
J. W. Stokes
Jimmy Michael
England
Samuel
Ike’ Potter
Monte Scott
Providence
Dixie Hines
Scott
Winthrop C. C
Wadsworth
New Hall
Winthrop
William Read & Sons
Polo Results From New England Matches
Polo results from Augusta Rockland and Bath in Maine reveal Augusta 10 over Augusta 2, Bath 5 over Lewiston 1, and New Bedford 8 over Pawtucket 3. The matches list the competing cities and final scores.
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Augusta
Rockland
Bath
Lewiston
New Bedford
Pawtucket
Dan Stuart In Dallas Stable After Illness
Dan Stuart’s condition remains unchanged in Dallas. Doctors say the worst is passed and he is not in immediate danger. Public and close friends are denied admission to his rooms.
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Dallas
Tex
Dan Stuart
Stuart
Trotting Troop Board Opens Deliberations in New York
The National Trotting Association review board met at the Murray Hill Hotel with President C P Johnson and members from New York Cedar Rapids Philadelphia Lowell and Cleveland. They discussed several cases including the Mercedes Belle Sherman appeal from Dover New Hampshire in 1884 and noted 2900 cases on file. Deliberations will continue with all day sessions and adjournment set for Saturday.
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New York
Board of Review
National Trotting Association
Murray Hill Hotel
Court of Appeals of
C. P. Johnson
Lexington
David Bonner
N. C. Blake
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
F. Barr
Philadelphia
Penn
C. Dana Palmer
Lowell
Mass
William Edwards
Cleveland
Dover
N. H
Gocher
Association
Commend Prof Shaw Boxing Lessons Offered At Tremont
Boxing lessons announced by Prof Shaw at 181 Tremont Avenue offer rates at five dollars. Interested callers or writers can contact for details and scheduling.
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Shaw
Harvard and Yale pace toward renewed athletic harmony
Illness of Harvard athletic committee chair J H Beale Jr delayed a planned meeting to renew athletic relations with Yale. Despite no iron clad agreement, Yale ratification and Harvard desire signal a likely return to friendly annual contests with Yale amid cautious talk among Harvard officials and students.
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Harvard Athletic Committee
Yale
J. H. Beale, Jr
Harvard
Beale
Hollis
Ames
Weyler's Return to Campaign as Cuban Skirmish Fades
General Weyler arrived at Taco Taco and ordered a march toward an unknown objective. Spanish forces under Colonel Pavia claim a Cuban defeat at San Tos ranch near Bolondron with fourteen killed including Lacret's adjutant, while a Spanish lieutenant and a private were wounded.
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Havana
Weyler
Taco Taco
San Cristobal
Pavia
Lacret
Santos Ranch
Bolondron
Matanzas
Boxing Gossip Reveals O Brien Feud and Soon Fights
The column details Dick O Brien facing distrust over contracts with the Marlborough Club as rivals urge caution. It notes Col Hopkins warning Creedon against fighting O Brien, Corbett weighing a Dan Stuart bout, and Fitzsimmons rivals shaping plans for a fast resolution. It also mentions Lavigne vs McKeever at 140 pounds and Paddy Fenton close to a match with Frank O Neil, with other boxing club maneuvers and wagers referenced.
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Dick O’brien
Harry Kehoe
O’brien
New York
Maine
Bob Anderson
Marlborough
Tom O’ Rourke
Marlborough Club
John D. Hopkins
Dan Creedon
Chicago
Jim Corbett
Dan Stuart
Corbett
Fitzsimmons
Stuart
Marlborough Athletic Club
New York City
George Lavigne
Lavigne
Paddy Fenton
Frank O'Neil
Professor Crawford
Portland Street
Paddy Purtell
Joe Walcott
G. Osborne Grant
Bob Booker
Richard A. Bradlee
Quesada Outlines Cuban Campaign and Weyler Policy
Senor Gon zalo de Quesada, Cuban junta representative in Washington, says Weyler pursues extermination, compares to Philippine abuses, and reports Cuban forces at 35,000 with 7500 rifles and artillery. He notes Cuban control in three quarters of the island and besieged Spanish towns, predicting Havana siege if artillery reaches. He hopes the U.S. stance will come from the President’s message.
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Washington
Senor Gonzalo de Quesada
Cuba
Manila
Senor Quesada
Maceo
Pinar del Rio
Santiago de Cuba
Puerto Principe
Guaimaro
Weyler
Havana
United States
Spain Fittings Out Six Ironclads And Three Cruisers
Reports from Cartagena indicate Spain is fitting six ironclads and three cruisers with the Glasgow torpedo boats. An Elswick company has an order for a battleship and a cruiser, but no funds have arrived in Newcastle to start construction. The cruiser could be ready in a year, ironclads would take longer, and the cruiser is planned for exceptional speed and long coal life at 23 knots.
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London
Cartagena
Glasgow
Elswick
Newcastle
Weyler Despatch From Havana On Pinar Del Rio Campaign
Imparcial reports Havana correspondent accompanies General Weyler in campaign against Maceo in Pinar del Rio. Despatch from Los Palacios dated Nov 29 says Spanish column reached town without sighting the enemy. Weyler plans active final operations but without precipitation to ensure success.
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Madrid
Havana
Imparcial
Johnson Defeats Evans in Local Boxing Card
At the Myers Athletic Club in Albany two bouts featured. Mike Mc Manus of Albany beat George Siddons of Chicago in ten rounds at 128 pounds, Siddons winning on points. Charles Johnson of Minneapolis KO’d Wy lie Evans of California in the second round.
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Albany
N. Y
Myers Athletic Club
Mike McManus
George Siddons
Chicago
Siddons
Charles Johnson
Minneapolis
Wylie Evans
California
Johnson
Persecuted barber Cocchiaro returns to Boston custody
Giochino Cocchiaro 39 once ran a barber shop at 247 Cambridge Street West End and spent eighteen months as a fugitive. He is jailed on an alleged June 15 1895 assault with a revolver aimed at Antonio Amblicass in Cambridge Street, with Amblicass wounded and Cocchiaro later linked to Mafia assassination plots. He fled town after a prior arrest, worked in Brooklyn, and was recaptured after a Brooklyn jail term and a police requisition. He will be arraigned in court within days.
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Giochino Cocchiaro
Cambridge Street
West End
Charles Street
Cocchiaro
Antonio Amblicass
Cunningham
Brooklyn
N. Y
Boston
Albany
Gilmore
Joy Street
Cornice Workers Union Seeks Wage Conference With Employers
A union committee urged inviting employers to a conference to settle wages and conditions. The Master Cornice Workers will review the drafted agreement, noting unmatched organization after a recent amalgamation. Employers appear receptive to a friendly meeting with the union.
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Cornice Workers’ Union
Cornice
Yale and Harvard Reach New Athletic Accord for 1930s Finals
Yale and Harvard announce an immediate resumption of athletics including baseball next spring, rowing crews likely at New London, and dual track meets. The games will be held in New Haven rather than Cambridge, marking Harvard's gesture of goodwill to its rival.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Harvard
New London
Cambridge
Morgan Named to Governor Wolcott’s Staff
Roger Morgan of Springfield, son of ex-Councillor Elisha Morgan and captain of Company K, Second Regiment, is designated to join Governor Wolcott's staff. He has received official notification of the appointment.
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Springfield
Roger Morgan
Elisha Morgan
Company K
Second Regiment
Wolcott
Morgan
Results at Iron Hill harness racing results
Iron Hill Md Dec 1 first race five eighths mile Metropolis with Neel at 6 to 5 won second Fassett Houlahan place Pope O'Brien time 1:00.44 second race three-quarters mile selling Jonah White won Heinrich even Conspirator Neel 2 to 1 Bragabone Houlahan 3 to 5 third time 1:21 third race one mile selling Canadian won Houlahan 9 to 5 Brooklyn Neel second Dr Jones Carson third even time fourth race five-eighths mile Benefactor won Neel 2 to 5 Orphan Parson 4 to 5 Pee Kirkover Asburn third out.
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Iron Hill
Crown Eeveseaeesees
Con Lucy
Velvet Rose
Pinkerton
Mayor
Sandha Panza
Gyta
Canada
Odin
Valley Girl
Finnwater
O' Hearn
Bank Cashier
Claureee
Miss Tristan
Mountain Maid
Happy Bird
Bonnie Eloisa
Metropolis
Neel
Fassett
Houlahan
Pope
O’brien
Jonah White
Heinrich
Bragabone
Brooklyn
Dr. Jones
Carson
Benefactor
Orphan
Parson
Kirkover
Asburn
One Thousand Birds on Exhibition at Amesbury Show
Amesbury reports over one thousand birds on display at the Poultry Association exhibition with eighty three exhibitors from five states and thirty eight towns. Barred Plymouth Rocks led with 156 specimens followed by Ss. C. Brown Leghorns at 126. Exhibitors include over two hundred pigeons.
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Amesbury
Amesbury Poultry Association
Plymouth Rocks
Women Bookbinders in Boston Discuss Unionizing Efforts
A Perkins Hall meeting of labor men aimed to organize women in the book bindery trade for winter sessions. Speakers Quinn John F. O'Sullivan Carlton Whall addressed the gathering, noting poor conditions and wages in Boston compared with better organized cities. Mrs M K O'Sullivan presided, with many bindery girls in attendance.
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Perkins’ Hall
Boston
Quinn
John F. O’sullivan
Federation of Labor
Albert A. Carlton
Joseph Whall
Engineers and Firemen Decry License Issuance Practices
At a meeting on Eliot Street engineers and firemen condemned Boiler Inspector Hawley for alleged partiality and unlawful authority in license issuance. They cited uninvestigated drunkenness charges and urged Governor scrutiny, forming a committee to file charges with a new engineers committee.
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Eliot Street
Thomas H. Hawley
Wade
Hawley
Hawkley
Wages Debate at Barbers Union Meeting
Journeymen Barbers Union 182 met at 45 Eliot Street to discuss low pay. They blamed citywide 5 cent shaving and 15 cent haircuts for flooding the market with apprentices and pushing wages down. A vote was taken to demand a weekly $12 wage starting Jan. 1.
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Barbers
Union
Eliot Street
Hoisting Engineers back Hawley despite boiler group claims
Hoisting and Portable Engineers condemn allegations against Boiler Inspector Hawley while another similar body of workmen grants him unanimous thanks and confidence after its meeting.
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Hawley
Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup Featured in Travel Ads
A historical snippet shows commercial travellers invariably promoting theme selves with Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup. The reference highlights the reliance on tonic remedies in travel advertising and the era’s marketing language.
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Dr. Bull
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